Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2013) award
Yoko Saba
さば ようこ
Saba Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-07-07 （Fengtian (Manchukuo; now Shenyang, China)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1962-
- Affiliations
- Mahiruno (tanka group), Karin (tanka magazine/group)
- Influenced By
- Akiko Baba
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize | Beyond Time | — | Japan Tanka Poets' Club | winner |
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize
2013
Work:
Beyond Time
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bird Landscapes
1986 tankaA collection of tanka blending nature and everyday life. Many poems use birds as motifs and are characterized by sensory depictions.
birdsnatureeveryday life
Share the Light: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
1991 tankaA volume of tanka exploring light, shadow, and memory. Her style links personal recollections with universal sensibilities.
lightmemoryintrospection
Autumn and Winter Grasses: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
1997 tankaA tanka collection reflecting on seasonal change and the layering of life. Uses many seasonally evocative metaphors.
seasonstimeaging
Wings of the Feather Cup: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
2006 tankaA lyrical collection of delicate tanka focusing on poetic moments within everyday life.
lyricismeveryday lifenature
Collected Tanka of Yoko Saba
2011 tankaA collected volume compiling representative works, summarizing her recurring themes and poetic style.
compilationmemoryhomeland
Beyond Time: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
2012 tankaA collection contemplating time, memory, and the sense of past loss. Includes works that contributed to her 2013 Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize.
timelossmemory
Bibliography
- Bird Landscapes
- Share the Light: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
- Autumn and Winter Grasses: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
- Wings of the Feather Cup: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
- Collected Tanka of Yoko Saba
- Beyond Time: Yoko Saba Collected Tanka
- Women of the Same Generation - Ecology of Song (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and symbolic tanka stylelyrical and sensory depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- birdstimememoryloss of homeland
Legacy
A contemporary tanka poet known for delicate nature imagery and introspective themes shaped by her upbringing in Manchukuo. Highly regarded, including receiving the Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize.
Academic Societies
- Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Trivia
- Born in Fengtian, Manchukuo (now Shenyang). Said to have been separated from her birth mother at age one.
- Encountered tanka at age 19 through the literary magazine 'G Chaos'.
- Received the Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize in 2013 for 'Beyond Time'.